When you’re developing characters, it’s important to make them relatable and believable—which means they must have weaknesses. Even superman, with his larger-than-life superpowers and upstanding character, has weaknesses. If he didn’t, people would get bored with his story really fast. Read more
Writing short stories is a great way to play around with your writing. You can try different genres, a new style, or just write something to take a break from your current novel. These stories can be submitted to contests Read more
How do you know you’ve made it as a writer? Maybe when you’ve written a whole book. When you have an agent. Or when someone you don’t personally know reads and likes your book. It could be when you see Read more
I had two choices, and neither guaranteed my safety. Crouching beside a tree, I let the crickets’ song ease my nerves. I knew taking the stone pathway to the river would leave me with no immediate cover, but the other Read more
You have a website built, but now you need to put information on it. Start simple and work your way into more content as you progress in your career. You’ll need to set up a homepage, an about page, a Read more
Some of you are saying, “I don’t even have a book done yet.” Exactly. If you’re serious about publishing books, you need to get your name out now. Marketing is the only way you will get your books to sell. Read more
We’ve covered first person and third person omniscient POVs; now it’s time for third person limited narration. This is narrating a story in third person but limiting it to only one perspective at a time. When you’re in a person’s Read more
Last week we discussed first person POV, and this week we are going to focus on third person omniscient narration. This is when you narrate a story from an outside perspective as if you’re watching a play on stage. It’s Read more
One of the biggest problems writers have is point of view (POV) errors. Every story is narrated from a perspective. It can be an uninvolved narrator, the main character, or several characters; but POV must be consistent throughout the book. Read more
Writing groups, also called critique groups, are indispensable for a writer. It’s where you gather with other passionate writers and critique each other’s work. Everyone has a different reason to join one, but it’s important to know how to find Read more